Is Trump’s new Palestine plan a breakthrough or diplomatic mirage? Washington’s roadmap aligns surprisingly closely with a UN-backed plan – but key differences could prove unworkable The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2025
Why is the Palestinian issue so important among Spain's public and politicians? According to a survey by the Elcano Royal Institute, 82% of Spaniards questioned believe that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. Euronews · Sep 22, 2025
What does UK recognition of a Palestinian state actually mean - and what happens next? The key questions answered as UK recognition of the state of Palestine triggers a fresh international row Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2025
UK and other Western nations recognize Palestinian state ahead of UN meetings – but symbolic action won’t make statehood happen Recognition of a Palestinian state is likely to dominate proceedings at the U.N. beginning Sept 23, 2025, when world leaders will gather for the annual general assembly. The Conversation · Sep 19, 2025
From resistance to intifada to recognition: the origins of an independent Palestinian state – podcast France, the UK and Canada are expected to become the first G7 countries to recognise the state of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in late September, where Australia will also announce its recognition. Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of the Palestinian Authority, will not be present as he is banned… The Conversation · Sep 18, 2025
Trump administration restrictions on Palestinian visa applicants means nearly all would be refused The Trump administration is piling new restrictions on Palestinian visa applicants, making it nearly impossible for anyone holding a Palestinian Authority passport from receiving travel documents to visit the U.S. for business, work, pleasure or educational purposes The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025
US reportedly suspends visa approvals for nearly all Palestinian passport holders Restrictions to prevent travel for healthcare and college and come after denying visas to Palestinian Authority leaders The Guardian - US · Aug 31, 2025
France says US should not refuse Palestinians access to UN summit France has insisted there should be no restrictions on access to next month's UN General Assembly, after the United States said it would deny visas to members of the Palestinian Authority. Under an agreement as the host of UN headquarters in New York, the US is not supposed to refuse… Radio France Internationale · Aug 30, 2025
Trump news at a glance: court ruling threatens to upend Trump’s tariffs; Kamala’s security detail revoked Ruling is biggest blow yet to Trump’s tariffs; critics slam move against vice-president as ‘act of revenge’. Key US politics stories from Friday 29 August at a glance The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2025
US denies visas to Palestinian Authority leaders for UN general assembly Step comes when France is leading a push to recognise Palestinian state after Israel’s unyielding bombing of Gaza The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2025
US revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly, State Department says The State Department also suspended a programme that had allowed injured Palestinian children from Gaza to come to the US for medical treatment after a social media outcry by some conservatives. Euronews · Aug 29, 2025
Questions over Palestinian officials’ attendance at UN meeting after visas denied IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025
US revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the U.S. visas of a number of Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization officials ahead of next month’s high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025
US denies visas for Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly Several US allies recently announced they intend to recognize an independent Palestinian state The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025
International Business Times · Aug 29, 2025 US To Refuse Visas To Palestinian Officials At UN Summit On State The United States said Friday it will deny visas to members of the Palestinian Authority to attend next month's UN General Assembly, where France is leading a push to recognize a Palestinian state.
Al Jazeera · Aug 29, 2025 US denies visas for Palestinian officials before UN assembly State Dept cites Palestinian appeals to ICC and ICJ over Israeli abuses in occupied territory in justifying move.
Latin Times · Aug 18, 2025 Egypt Says It's Willing To Join An International Force Deployed To Gaza, But With Some Conditions Egypt said it's willing to join an international security force deployed to Gaza, but under certain conditions
Al Jazeera · Aug 9, 2025 Palestinian foreign minister demands action to end Israel’s Gaza genocide Varsen Aghabekian Shahin says international community must take concrete steps to end Israeli impunity for abuses.
The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025 Voices: What might a surrender deal for Hamas look like? COMMENT: The demand by Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt that the terrorists in control of Gaza put down their arms and leave is a strong diplomatic move – but where are they supposed to go? History suggests that expulsion rarely ends well, says Mark Almond
Euronews · Jul 10, 2025 Exclusive: Abu Shabab forces emerge as new militia in Gaza to challenge Hamas' control The Popular Forces, a new Palestinian militia in Gaza, aims to challenge Hamas and its rule. However, scepticism surrounds the group over its ability to assert itself, as well as its leader Yasser Abu Shabab and his criminal past.
Al Jazeera · Jun 20, 2025 Top court revives lawsuits against Palestinian authorities from US victims Supreme Court has revived lawsuits against Palestinian authorities from Americans killed or wounded in Middle East.
The Independent UK · May 23, 2025 Voices: The Washington DC shootings have bought Netanyahu international sympathy – for now COMMENT: The killing of two Israeli embassy workers outside a Jewish event in the US capital shocked the world – but it will also have grave diplomatic repercussions, says Mary Dejevsky
The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2025 Palestinians urgently need a leader who represents them – but they’re facing another undemocratic stitch-up Mahmoud Abbas’s lining up of the next president is part of a long pattern of denying Palestinians political agency, says researcher of Palestinian and Arab politics Dana El Kurd
Al Jazeera · Apr 27, 2025 Who is Hussein al-Sheikh, the new deputy to PLO’s Abbas? Fatah veteran who spent more than 10 years in Israeli jails in 1970s and 1980s is seen as a successor to Mahmoud Abbas.
Al Jazeera · Apr 26, 2025 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appoints aide as PLO deputy Hussein al-Sheikh is a veteran leader of Abbas’s Fatah movement.